uncertainty investors to outcome based solutions
The solid start to the first quarter this year has reminded investors that we saw the same in 2011 so they are now nervously looking for ways to navigate their way through the rest of the year.
Macro News
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disbelief over british double dip figures
The UK’s GDP shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, sending the economy back into a recession.
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equity funds see huge sell off
Equity funds saw their largest redemptions in 2012 so far, as the risk-off sentiment returned amid uncertainty about global growth last week.
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china at end of slowdown
Fears of a China hard landing are overblown, despite news the world’s second-largest economy grew at its slowest pace in three years in Q1, according Fidelity’s Trevor Greetham.
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are oil consumers more vulnerable this year
The rise in oil prices this year is similar to the oil price hike of Q1 2011 – so will the end economic result be the same as well?
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uk aaa in further doubt
The UK’s AAA rating has been put on negative watch by Fitch, which is the second of the ‘big three’ ratings agencies to put the top-notch credit score in doubt after Moody’s did so back in February.
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greek bailout merely postpones its default
The Greek government may have agreed a deal over bondholders effectively writing off huge swathes of their debt but this is nowhere near the end of the country’s economic problems.
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ecb pumps 530bn into banks
The European Central Bank pumped 529.5bn more into financial institutions in the form of three-year loans it was revealed today, as the second LTRO attracted more demand than its predecessor in December.
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greek bailout package in jeopardy
European ministers are adamant that austerity measures the Greek government agreed a matter of days ago does not go far enough.
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moodys puts uk on negative
Moody’s, one of the big three ratings agencies, put the UK, France and Austria on negative outlook late last night, increasing concerns the countries will lose their prized AAA ratings.
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Extreme investor positioning on europe
Investor positioning and low valuations led European equities to outperform EM and Japan last year, and could present similar opportunities in 2012, according to BlackRock’s Market Barometer.
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uk equities predicted to yield
UK dividends are forecast to increase more than 10% in 2012 reaching a total of £75bn, according to Capita Registrars’ latest UK Dividend Monitor.
